axis : mundi
/aeksis-mun-de/ noun (world axis)
1. line or stem through the earth’s center connecting its surface to the underworld and the heavens and around which the universe revolves. 2. In astronomy, axis mundi is the Latin term for the Earth axis (the celestial pole). This concept is also known by other names including cosmic axis, world pillar, center of the world, world tree.
Tree Songs. 48” x 36” Oil and wax on canvas
AXIS: MUNDI is a series of paintings that explores the language of trees. Living in the above and below, trees are recognized as a bridge between earth and sky. Through an exterior and interior study of tree anatomy
This is an inward study into deep listening; the quiet interconnectivity that comes from rooting into silence.
These works are inspired by long meditative walks through the woods, a series of tree portraits, as well as the work of Robert McFarlane- UnderLand: A Deep Time Journey, Leah D. Schade- Rooted and Rising: Voices of Courage in a Time of Climate Crisis, and Peter Wohlleben- The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate- Discoveries from a Secret World.
Safe Space. 22” x 28” gouache on 300 lb. cold press paper sold
Extension of You 48 x 36 inch oil on canvas
Bare Branches 18 x 24 inch oil on canvas
Rooting In 18 x 24 inch oil on canvas
Between Us 20 x 16 inch oil on canvas
Safe Space 20 x 24 inch gouache on paper (sold)
Sap Song 48 x 36 inch oil on canvas
Tapped In 20 x 18 inch oil on canvas (sold)
Reaching Out 24 x 18 inch oil on canvas
Becoming 24 x 18 inch oil on canvas
